Countries
India, Manipur
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
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Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Interesting Facts
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Telugu
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Chanbiduna
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
Saobiganu
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
Chatcharage
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
kerala
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
Meithei
kannada
German Name
Meithei
Kannada
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Kannadiga
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
ISO 639 1
No data available
kn
Glottocode
mani1292
nucl1305
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Meithei and Kannada Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Meithei and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Kannada Speaking population
Meithei and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Meithei and Kannada on Meithei vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Kannada Language Codes
Meithei and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.